BIO

Drafted by the New England Patriots in the sixth round of the 2006 NFL Draft as the 191st overall pick...A two-year starter for UF after transferring to UF in the spring of 2004…

HONORS: Selected to 2005 Associated Press and Coaches' Second Team All-SEC team…Selected team captain as a senior in 2005….Membership of UF's Leadership Committee in 2005…

CAREER: Has seen action in 24 games, starting all 24…

2005: Started all 12 contests at defensive end…Finished with 62 tackles on the year, fourth best on squad and tops among defensive line…Led all SEC defensive lineman with 61 tackles….Recorded 10.5 tackles for a net loss of 48 yards, tied for second best on the team, has also recorded 3.5 sacks for a net loss of 31 yards and recovered one fumble…Added one solo tackle to his total in the Gators' home win over Florida State, as well as a quarterback hurry…Recorded three solo tackles, one for a loss of one yard, against South Carolina, as well as a quarterback hurry…Notched six tackles in the Gators' overtime win against Vanderbilt, including four solo efforts and one tackle for a loss of two yards. Also contributed a quarterback hurry…One of four Gators to post a team-leading seven tackles against Georgia, with five solo efforts…Notched one tackle for a loss of eight yards during the Bulldogs next to last drive of the game; following the play UGA was unable to convert on 4th and 12 and were forced to punt the ball away…Knocked down a pass at the line with just under two minutes to play against the Red and Black to take his pass deflection total to three for the season…Posted his second consecutive 10-tackle game in Florida's road swing against Louisiana State, including four solo and six assisted efforts…Recorded one sack for a loss of 12 yards against the Tigers… Led the team with 10 tackles in the Gators' home victory over Mississippi State, including three tackles for a net loss of 18 yards…Notched two sacks against the Bulldogs, as well as one quarterback hurry…Tied with Brandon Siler and Earl Everett to lead the team with seven tackles against Alabama…Forced his first fumble of the season and recorded one quarterback hurry against the Crimson Tide…Added four to his tackle total against Kentucky with three solo and one assisted, including two tackles for a net loss of four yards…Notched four tackles against Tennessee, including one for a loss…Posted three tackles, including one for a loss of one yard, against Louisiana Tech…Recorded the first fumble recovery of his career against Wyoming; also posted one pass break-up…Recorded two solo tackles and one assisted tackle, as well as an assisted sack in the Gators' home opener against Wyoming…

2004: The starting left defensive end who started every game and led all defensive linemen and first-year players with 688 snaps…Named UF's "Outstanding Defensive Lineman" in 2004…In the South Carolina game, became first defensive linemen to intercept a pass since Alex Brown in 2000 against Florida State…51 tackles led all defensive linemen…Nine tackles for a loss was tied for second on the team…Had a tackle for a loss in six of the last nine games of the season…Led team with seven quarterback hurries and was second with seven pass deflections…First career sack and forced fumble vs. Middle Tennessee State…Career-high nine tackles at Mississippi State led all defensive linemen…Along with Steven Harris, led all defensive linemen in tackles vs. Georgia with three…Led all defensive linemen in tackles with seven vs. South Carolina, including four for a loss…Also contributed on special teams as a member of the field goal and extra point block teams and saw action on the punt return team…

JUNIOR COLLEGE: First-team All-Conference…Had 59 total tackles, 11.5 tackles for loss, four sacks, one interception, two pass breakups, three forced fumbles, four recovered fumbles and one sack for a safety…Considered one of the top juco defensive linemen in the nation…Rated the No. 18 non-high school player in the nation by Rivals.com…Graduated from Statesboro (Ga.) High School in 2002…